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Notes on Carangids (Carangiformes: Carangidae) from West Bengal Coast with new records


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1 Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, P.O. Kismat Bajkul, Bajkul – 721655, Purba Medinipur, India
2 Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India
3 Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam – 761002, Odisha, India
4 Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat – 700126, West Bengal, India
 

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Carangid diversity along West Bengal coast is discussed with additional record of five more species, viz, Alepes melanoptera, Carangoides talamparoides, Decapterus macrosoma, Seriolina nigrofasciata and Ulua mentalis along with taxonomic account from this region. With these reports of these five species the West Bengal state represents 41 species of carangids along the coast. Status of Caranx carangus (Bloch) from Indian coast discussed.

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rsity, First Report, Food Fish, New Records, Ichthyofauna.
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Authors

Dipanjan Ray
Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya, P.O. Kismat Bajkul, Bajkul – 721655, Purba Medinipur, India
Subhrendu S. Mishra
Marine Fish Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal, India
Anil Mohapatra
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam – 761002, Odisha, India
Narayan Ghorai
Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat – 700126, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Carangid diversity along West Bengal coast is discussed with additional record of five more species, viz, Alepes melanoptera, Carangoides talamparoides, Decapterus macrosoma, Seriolina nigrofasciata and Ulua mentalis along with taxonomic account from this region. With these reports of these five species the West Bengal state represents 41 species of carangids along the coast. Status of Caranx carangus (Bloch) from Indian coast discussed.

Keywords


rsity, First Report, Food Fish, New Records, Ichthyofauna.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv121%2Fi4%2F2021%2F154542